| Luang Pho Pan Worship Fair
Luang Pho Pan Worship Fair It is the Bang Bo people’s
annual fair, held on the eighth day of the waxing moon
in the twelfth month of the lunar calendar to commemorate
and celebrate Luang Pho Pan’s virtue.
Pak Lat Songkran Fair
Pak Lat Songkran Fair (Phra Pradaeng) It is held yearly
on the first Sunday after Songkran Day (April 13th).
The townspeople in cooperation with Amphoe Mueang Phra
Pradaeng celebrate the Songkran Day according to the
local Songkran Festival of Raman (Mon) people. Songkran
beauty pageants parade, freeing birds and fish, and
traditional folk entertainment such as Saba (a pitch
and toss game), Thayaemon (a musical composition of
Mon) and Mon dancing are included in this fair.
Phra Samut Chedi Worship Fair
Phra Samut Chedi Worship Fair This is the great fair
for which people from all over the country come to worship
the revered chedi. The fair is held annually for 9 days
and 9 nights, starting from the fifth day of the waning
moon in the eleventh month of the lunar calendar. During
the festival, there are contests held for the best-looking
procession in presenting the cloth to cover the Phra
Samut Chedi. The procession will be run through the
streets around the Pak Nam Market, then be brought onto
boats going down the Chao Phraya River until it reaches
the Phra Pradaeng District Office and return to Ong
Phra Samut Chedi. There are also the walk around the
Phra Samut Chedi (wian tian – walk, while holding lighted
candles, around a temple), boat racing in the Chao Phraya
River, local entertainments, and many local products
on sale. Getting there: from Samut Prakan town to Phra
Samut Chedi, there are daily boat ferries in front of
Wibunsri Market around the clock.
Yon Bua Festival is a festival
Yon Bua Festival is a festival which goes back a long,
long time for the Bang Phli people and which have been
followed by generations after one another. It is held
yearly on the thirteenth day and the early morning of
the fourteenth day of the waxing moon in the eleventh
month of the lunar calendar. The festival consists of
worshipping and parading of Luang Pho To, both on land
and by boat, competitions of local activities such as
arranging a lotus tray, boat decoration contests, and
folk entertainments such as Phleng Rua (traditional
singing in boats). In the early morning of the fourteenth
day, the Yon Bua Festival is held, people will toss
lotus onto the boat bearing the Luang Pho To Buddha
image. They also toss lotus to the people from out of
town in boats who also come to join in the festival
as a sign of making merit together.
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